Battle of the Bases,

Tchalla Barfield

My name is T'challa Barfield I'm the CEO and Founder of Player1NE Gaming and currently in the United States Air Force as well.  I statrted Player1NE Gaming because I saw a need for gaming to reach our military and connect the bridge between gamers in the military as well as our civilian counterparts.  I've always been in love with gaming, but gaming came to my rescue in the Fall of 2004 after I came back from my first deployment. I had no idea what was happening to me I had no desire to eat or sleep and it seemed the only time I could rest or not feel any type of anxiety is if I was in my best friends room so one day he goes to my room gets my mattress and takes it himself to his room so I could feel some type of comfort sense I was always in there. I remember everyday we played some type of game on his Xbox and I started to realize that when I was playing the game I wasn't anxious and I didn't think about my deployment better yet I would get some sleep after thoroughly thrashing my best friend in Need for Speed undergorun ;).  I want to provide that for all of the military to provide them an outlet so they don't have to feel anxious or sadness but to provide them an outlet and oppurtunity to network with some of the industries best leaders in esports and compete and cheer on some of the best the military and professional esport teams has to offer.